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Wednesday, December 25, 2024

West Central Elementary School reports 12% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at West Central Elementary School rose to 12 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a Galesburg Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The schools average daily attendance rate was 95 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The West Central CUSD 235 saw a chronic truancy rate of 12 percent during the 2017-18 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 333 students in the 2017-18 school year, and average daily attendance was at 95 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

West Central Elementary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
8
8
9
96
94
95
2015
3
6
9
95
94
94
2016
8
8
10
94
94
94
2017
9
9
11
95
93
94
2018
12
12
11
95
93
94

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